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mopani worm

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mopani worm
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (Cookery) an edible caterpillar that feeds on mopani leaves


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There were drawbacks though, not least Mopani Worms - sun-dried caterpillars, eaten as a delicacy.
uk MOPANI WORMS THESE hideous dried emperormoth caterpillars, also known as mopani worms, make the giant ants I had earlier look pretty.
No one really knows if football tourists would be happy to substitute a plate of stewed mopani worms, an African delicacy, for their hamburgers or fish and chips.
 
 
 
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